Overview
The Master of Science in Chemistry is a non-thesis degree. Classes meet in the evening.
You can finish in 3 semesters. A literature seminar is your comprehensive exam.
Degree requirements
Where graduates go
- Analytical and quality control labs
- Industry and government research institutes
- Teaching
How to apply
Apply through the Graduate School. M.S. students fund their own studies.
If you decide to pursue a Ph.D. later, you apply to the Ph.D. program separately.
LSU New Orleans undergraduates can start this degree early through the accelerated master's program, which the Graduate School runs.
Faculty
Raymond L. Williams
Electronics and Machine Shop Manager
Jennifer Nguyen
Staff
Johmyrin (Joh) J. Johnson
Staff
Phoebe Zito
University of Louisiana System Foundation & Michael and Judith Russell Professor in Environmental Chemistry, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine Early Career Research Fellow, Assistant Professor
John Wiley
President's Research Professor, Charles J. O'Connor Ph.D. Endowed Professor in Chemistry, Director of Advanced Materials Research Institute
Abha Verma
Instructor
Mark L. Trudell
Distinguished Professor, Department Chair
Matthew A. Tarr
Eurofins Professor of Analytical Chemistry
Steven W. Rick
University Research Professor
Peter Politzer
Emeritus Boyd Professor
David C. Podgorski
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry Graduate Coordinator
Charles J. O'Connor
Emeritus Boyd Professor
Stacey A. Lomenzo
Instructor
Skip Gallagher
Instructor
Richard Cole
Emeritus Professor